do you know when the fisheries found out about them?

Thanks for that, ill be sure to keep an eye out for the little buggers through the crabbing season

We got one about a week ago at clearmont jetty and brother and his mates saw the fisheries boat out today with traps trying to catch some 

No sorry , just saw it this morning myself, surely they should be running ( they may) some

adverts in the fishing sections of local papers etc.

And of course , they must investagate how they got here etc, to stop them

arriving again, thats why we pay taxes isnt it.

Read the language in the poster again, this could kill the local crabbing so iconic

to W.A if not stopped.

This is another example of how government cut backs and AQIS not having a robust marine control program for international ships entering Australian waters. These types of marine pests (non-indigenous species) are transferred around the world by ballast water and attached to the side of ships. AQIS relaxed their regulations/inspections on international vessels and have recently been looking at revising the current regulations for more stringent ones. Darwin harbour had a infestation of Black stripped mussels several years ago which were transferred off a yacht, it cost many millions of dollars to eradicate and surveillance continues. If a crab like this gets established they will have a huge impact on our native species. The government should roll out an awareness program to the public ASAP.

 I'm sure they found one random one last year. By the sounds of it there must be a little colony setting up in the swan. Hope they can stop them establishing, especially if there not bloody edible!!!!

Far canal. There's always something to spoil a good time. I see on the news tonight there have been prawns released into the river to boost stocks and they reckon by next year we can all go prawning again. Norman Moore admitted they didn't know why there has been a drop in prawn stock in the past ten years. So the question begs why would you throw a heap of prawns in for them to suffer the same fate as the rest? But part of me wants them to win as I would love to take the familiy prawning.

 What are we suppose to do if we catch one? Is it similar to Redfin down south where u don't throw them back? 

On that link is actually 2 pages , It explains all there.

Included in the bag limit

No jetty rat, they are not included in your bag limit.

I thought my daughter got one a couple of months ago pulling the nets but it was a four lobed swimming crab that is native. They do look quite similar.

I read about this on another website and thought I would share an idea from one of the commentor's :

"Maybe an opportunity for local dive clubs & divers to have a dedicated search day ore weekend & sweep the river. Perhaps business could get involved & put on a BBQ in support. Great chance for the community to get involved & unite in protecting our environment & native marine species. "

Not sure how feasible tha idea actually is... but it's certainly a good thought considering how serious an impact this crab could actually have.

 I got a crab there that looked like that. Sort of mud crab shaped but purple. Threw it back as i was sure what it was. Locals said keep them they taste great

got stopped by the guys from fisheries that are dropping the nets trying to catch these bloody things, apparently 1 guy got 3 in 1 day a few weeks ago and thats what set off the alarm.

if you catch them keep them and hand them into fisheries ASAP.

yea, i reckon i caught one on a mulie at port beach a few weeks back, but i thought it was a sand crab, luckily i accidentaly killed it when it attacked me.( I was trying to scoop it up in a milk crate but i accidentaly crushed it)

I caught one over a year ago near Garrett rd Maylands